Beth+Ryce

Room: **Magnolia A**

=**Beth Ryce**=
 * **Valley High School**
 * bryce@nkasd.com
 * **English 10th - 12th**



**Literature Circles**
Small groups of 4-5 students work together to demonstrate understanding of a novel over a 5-6 week period. Using internet based research (Diigo), social networking/social forums (Ning/Wikispaces), podcasting (GarageBand), website building (iWeb), desktop publishing (Pages/Word), and movie editing (iMovie), the students work together to summarize plot points, analyze character development, examine and question author style, and synthesize themes.

In the document below, I outline how this unit incorporates the 7 components of project-based learning as well as connect the essential questions to standards from the SAS.



These are the documents I share with my students while introducing the unit. The Overview document outlines the exact expectations of each step in the process. Multimedia Rubrics gives them the standards by which they will be assessed for each project; types of projects included are: podcasts, character profiles, online discussions, newspaper, movie poster, movie trailer, and soundtrack.





For Student Exemplars of the posters and newspapers, go to

@Student Exemplars Ryce